tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863720816141692820.post651491075567161977..comments2012-05-14T20:07:23.524-06:00Comments on One Letter at a Time: Motivation Part One: The ExcuseJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09586937756876719931noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863720816141692820.post-44034903052280596622012-02-07T13:15:38.364-07:002012-02-07T13:15:38.364-07:00I have a dear friend, who is a far superior writer...I have a dear friend, who is a far superior writer to me, but she consistently stops herself from writing with the &#39;I&#39;m just not ready yet&quot; excuse. She is so busy waiting for her story to percolate that she never writes any of it down. Drives me crazy, because doing NaNo, I learned that 1) we are never &#39;ready&#39; and 2) you don&#39;t have to be ready to FINISH the thing in order to START it. Just WRITE. and then KEEP writing and the rest takes care of itself!Eddie Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07653651673354167341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863720816141692820.post-22711684395192550942012-02-06T19:37:38.537-07:002012-02-06T19:37:38.537-07:00I could claim 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 as well, but the t...I could claim 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 as well, but the truth is that I&#39;m just not hard enough on myself! I&#39;m in class, what? 15 hours of the week total? I have no job and no other commitments to speak of, but when I get home I have the choice of gaming or writing. Too often I choose gaming, and, once it starts, it takes a lot to make it stop.<br /><br />I think the question of discipline can sum it up for everyone. It&#39;s all a matter of making the conscious decision to spend your free time, however much or little it may be, grinding words onto a page, even if you don&#39;t like them and even if they don&#39;t seem to be going anywhere. No one said it was going to be easy!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325688121212760974noreply@blogger.com